A motorcyclist was critically injured Wednesday afternoon after crashing into a utility trailer attached to another vehicle in Citrus County.
Rene Cruz Jr., 26, of Homosassa was driving a 2009 Ford Flex while towing a small utility trailer southbound on U.S. 19 when he turned left onto West Highland Street and into the path of 22-year-old Paul Fassold of Crystal River, who was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle northbound on U.S. 19, according to a Florida Highway Patrol accident report. Fassold collided with Cruz’s towed trailer and was ejected from his motorcycle, the report stated.
Fassold was critically injured as a result of the collision. He had not been wearing a helmet, the FHP report noted.